Endorsement: Sun Times Endorses Brad Schneider for Congress

Posted October 10, 2018

Any road to electoral victory in the 10th District begins with holding moderate to liberal positions on social issues such as gay rights, abortion, and guns. That worked for former representatives Mark Kirk and Bob Dold — both Republicans — and for Brad Schneider, the Democratic incumbent.

Schneider has been particularly vocal in pushing utterly reasonable gun legislation — universal background checks, a ban on the sale of high capacity magazines and assault weapons, and making the trafficking of weapons across state lines a federal crime.

Opposing Schneider is Republican Douglas Bennett, a cordial computer consultant and social conservative who opposes same-sex marriage and abortion. We endorse Schneider.